Vital supplies dwindle, healthcare system threatened in Sudan amid unrest: UN

Vital supplies dwindle, healthcare system threatened in Sudan amid unrest: UN

[ad_1] Khartoum: Amid the ongoing unrest in Sudan, people are running out of food, fuel and other vital supplies, and the healthcare system is in danger of collapse, UN humanitarians said. “We desperately need a humanitarian pause so that wounded and sick civilians can reach hospitals,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs … Read more

Air India pilots’ unions reject proposed pay structure, warn of industrial unrest

Air India pilots’ unions reject proposed pay structure, warn of industrial unrest

[ad_1] New Delhi: In a major development, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) of Air India have rejected the new pay structure proposed by the airline. The primary bone of contention is the reduction in flying allowance from 70 hours to 40 hours every month under the new structure, … Read more

Kolkata: Section 144 CrPC imposed after fresh unrest in Howrah

Kolkata: Section 144 CrPC imposed after fresh unrest in Howrah

[ad_1] Howrah: After fresh unrest was reported in Howrah’s Kazipara area which witnessed violence over the Ram Navami procession on Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose over the issue. Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also reviewed the situation on Friday, a Raj Bhavan statement said. … Read more

‘It’s about damn time’: College workers organize amid nationwide labor unrest

‘It’s about damn time’: College workers organize amid nationwide labor unrest

[ad_1] Workers are demanding increased wages, better health benefits, more job security and improved working conditions, and so far colleges are scrambling to meet them. “We have seen the past two to three years a lot of interest from higher ed workers organizing in states that do not necessarily have the collective bargaining rights or … Read more